Where does “bokāmōŗa” come from?
bokāmōŗa (Livonian) comes from Livonian bokā, from Middle Low German bôk, from Old Saxon bōk, from Proto-West Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bōks, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.
bokāmōŗa (Livonian): dewberry, Rubus caesius
Definitions
- dewberry, Rubus caesius
Ancestry of “bokāmōŗa”, step by step
bokāmōŗa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Livonian bokā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | bokā | billy goat |
| 2 | Middle Low German | bôk | book |
| 3 | Old Saxon | bōk | book |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bōk | inscribed billet, letter; book |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bōks | letter, written message, inscriptions carved into... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂ǵos | beech |
via Livonian mǭŗa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | mǭŗa | berry |